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parovarian
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parovarian /par·ovar·i·an/ (par″o-var´e-an)
1. beside the ovary.
2. pertaining to the epoöphoron.

parovarian
[per′ōver′ē·ən]
Etymology: Gk, para + L, ovum, egg
pertaining to residual tissues in the area near the fallopian tubes and the ovary.

parovarian [par″o-va´re-an]
1. beside the ovary.
2. pertaining to the epoöphoron.

parovarian
1. beside the ovary.
2. pertaining to the parovarium (epoophoron).

parovarian cyst
developmental remnants of the mesonephric duct system; thin-walled sacs distended with clear fluid located in the mesosalpinx and the infundibulum of the oviduct. They appear to have no effect on fertility.


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